Good morning, Saturday crowd! If you missed it yesterday, check out Ian Caveny’s book review of Ben Wyatt’s Christ and Council! earthandaltarmag.com/posts/tpsurg...

“I’m convinced that a firm trust in universal restoration can heal underlying anxiety that often hampers our maintenance of orthodoxy and our mission of evangelization.” Today’s essay is by Andrew Raines earthandaltarmag.com/posts/di5uid...

"In the face of the deep anxieties of the 21 st century, Christians are coming together instead of pulling apart." Today’s essay is by Ben Wyatt earthandaltarmag.com/posts/nicaea...

“Let us rejoice that we are amateurs. That we undertake this common life, not for the love of the game, but for the love of God, our only end in life.” Today’s essay is by Liam Nieman. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/gxvf79...

The latest episode of In Simeon's Wake is out now!

“The great irony is that the future the Christian nationalist hopes for already exists. It is called the Kingdom of God. But it can only be accessed by those who are willing to give up the will to control the Kingdom’s governance.” Today’s essay is by Ben Wyatt earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-im...

“Did Jesus soothe his own aching heart by collecting driftwood, stacking and arranging it, kneading flour and water, sprinkling salt, and then welcoming?” Today’s essay is by Suzeanne DeWitt Hall. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/9f2t9b...

“In considering a return to confessional Anglicanism, we will find the church’s unity and the church’s voice – a way to interpret all the things that matter to us, not just saying the same things over and over again.” Today’s essay is by Richard Pryor. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/in-ess...

In today’s essay, Chris Gregorio reflects on the hymn “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus.” earthandaltarmag.com/posts/talbjz...

“As my grip tightened on my phone, I pursed my lips together to keep from screaming: “That’s not what that verse is about!” Today’s essay is by Katie Rouse earthandaltarmag.com/posts/7tfv0o...

Check out the latest episode of In Simeon's Wake! This week, we meet Philo of Alexandria.

“From Pentecostalism to deconstruction, New Age detours, and contemplative liturgy, the Anglican approach helped prune and nourish a healthy faith.” Today’s essay is by Luke Anderson earthandaltarmag.com/posts/v29jyh...

“What if the transcendent experiences we have around art aren’t just a mirage? What if they’re real encounters with God?” Today’s essay is by Carey Wallace earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-la...

All throughout the 20th century, Africa witnessed one of the most extraordinary revivals of Jewish identity in modern times. How did this come about? Listen to find out more! zurl.co/n17Ho

“If those of us who are Christian and anti-fascist are to take this current moment of Christofascism seriously, we must take the African American prophetic tradition and its Church seriously as well.” Today’s essay is by Talique Taylor earthandaltarmag.com/posts/god-is...

“And no matter how your baby eats, caring for him or her results in a complete “refashioning” of the mind.” Today’s essay is by Kayla Beth Moore earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-se...

“What do you think Jesus meant when he said this?” the calm British voice asked. “Who the f--- knows?” I’d say, while peeling wallpaper.  Check out our latest essay by Anna Sutterisch earthandaltarmag.com/posts/runnin...

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"[Boethius's] sense of the world was ripped away, and no alternative was offered until Lady Philosophy came with her cures." Today’s essay is by Williams Lewis. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/on-the...

"Imagine walking with prayer in the neighbourhood. The noises of those around us say so much - about job loss, health issues, infertility, abandonment, loneliness and all the different ways life takes a turn.” Today’s essay is by Suzie Gallagher earthandaltarmag.com/posts/audio-...

“In the quiet dusk, the hymn reminds us God is not absent. He is present in the slow unfolding of night, in the stars that pierce the sky.” Today’s essay is by Carlos A. Santiago earthandaltarmag.com/posts/walkin...

“If the church is going to stand up to and defeat the perversion that is Christian Fascism, it must first listen to those whom it has othered, marginalized, and hurt during its centuries-long ‘victor’s parade.’” -Scott Robinson earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-en...

"My kids are vocal about not always loving church...But once we are finally tucked in and the lights are off, all three still ask me for bedtime prayers." Today’s essay is by Shane Marcus earthandaltarmag.com/posts/go-my-...

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Today’s poem is by Scott Robinson. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/julian...

Today’s essay is by Daniel Stroud. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/jerusa...

“Some wounds don’t ask to be erased, They’re simply spilled in ink and grace.” Today’s poem is by Amy Kennedy earthandaltarmag.com/posts/spille...

“The misappropriation of revelation and providence by the far-right and Christian Nationalists provide a veneer of biblicism to wantonly wicked acts.” Today’s essay is by Samuel C.R. Cripps. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/discer...

The latest episode of In Simeon’s Wake is out now!

“So maybe that line in the hymn about being daily indebted to grace is not so paradoxical after all.” earthandaltarmag.com/posts/come-t...

“Perhaps autism, like other forms of neurodiversity and/or disability, reminds us too much of the inevitable death that seeks each of us out. In the Eastertide of Christ’s resurrection, death has lost its sting, but not its inevitability." -Topher Endress earthandaltarmag.com/posts/they-w...

"It was peak Tumblr hipster era. We were all wearing beanies and 3-D glasses with the lenses punched out, taking our pictures with film cameras, and listening to vinyls." Today’s essay is by Hannah Bardin earthandaltarmag.com/posts/come-t...

Today’s essay is by James Foster. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/wise-s...

Today’s comic is by Jillian Mendoza earthandaltarmag.com/posts/life-w...

“It does not matter how many years have passed since the shooting I survived at the college where I teach. The echo of those gunshots lives in me now, as real and insistent as the bells of any cathedral.” -Megan Doney earthandaltarmag.com/posts/the-sn...

“over an ocean, the rain is lit up by moments of fire, writing on the firmament that disappears moments before we decipher it” Today’s poem is by Cara Ellen Modisett earthandaltarmag.com/posts/innoce...

“The book of Esther is not simply a story with a moral, teaching us to seek out the Presence when God seems absent, rather Esther calls in our courage to resist evil, even though the abandonment we sense is real.” Today’s essay is by Joshua Maria Garcia earthandaltarmag.com/posts/52bkmo...

“In these politically grim days ahead, our baptismal vows can be an anchor point, a rope to cling to, when all else seems fruitless.” Today’s essay is by Doris Goehring earthandaltarmag.com/posts/rememb...

“The hymn tells the truth — not a simple, comfortable version of the truth, but the truth as it is, messy and challenging.” Today essay is by Christopher West. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/great-...

Today’s essay by D.N. Keane is the next installment in our hymns series. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/lo-he-...

“This is a revelation, a lesson, a showing These are revelations of love that will be taught to you in sixteen showings…” Today’s poem is by Merri-Todd Webster earthandaltarmag.com/posts/a-less...

“Perhaps this is why the conservative Christians are so enthusiastic about deportation—the further they move people away, the less obligated we are to love them.” Today’s essay is by Stephen J. Lloyd. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/heartl...

"When Christians of all sorts gather together...even in the face of complicated histories of misunderstanding and hurt, they do so in honor of the most important factor uniting us all - the Risen Lord present in their midst." Today’s essay is by Sean Wild. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/we-gat...

It’s here! The first episode of In Simeon's Wake is live!

“The clocks run forward, springs uncoil and ricochet in their cages/as I draw nearer to the cross.” Our latest poem is by Alexander Eagan. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/lenten...

First episode drops tomorrow!

“Our anger is to be refined in and by the fire of God’s love in Christ: What makes Jesus angry, and hence what should make us angry?” Today’s essay is by Christopher West. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/anger-...

“In the US, we’re not tempted to approximate “Spanishness,” but whiteness. This is not about skin color, but a way of being that is ritualized through colonial lifeways.” Today’s essay is by Joshua Bocanegra earthandaltarmag.com/posts/seekin...

“Whether in a cardigan pocket or in my bag, the BCP is always somewhere nearby. And sure enough, as the makers of your smartphone know, more accessibility often turns into more use.” Today’s essay is by James Gallyer earthandaltarmag.com/posts/prayin...

In today’s essay, Bernie D. Jones examines how The Episcopal Church’s liturgical traditions can help us fight Christian fascism. earthandaltarmag.com/posts/commem...